diff --git a/plat/arm/board/juno/juno_bl1_setup.c b/plat/arm/board/juno/juno_bl1_setup.c
index f72a6ff..33f5c47 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/juno/juno_bl1_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/juno/juno_bl1_setup.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 int plat_arm_bl1_fwu_needed(void)
 {
-	const uint32_t *nv_flags_ptr = (const uint32_t *)V2M_SYS_NVFLAGS_ADDR;
+	const int32_t *nv_flags_ptr = (const int32_t *)V2M_SYS_NVFLAGS_ADDR;
 
 	/* Check if TOC is invalid or watchdog reset happened. */
 	if ((arm_io_is_toc_valid() != 1) ||